Trauma Exposure in Migrant Children: Impact on Sleep and Acute Treatment Interventions.

Trauma exposure significantly impacts sleep in children. Nightmares are common. Evidence-based therapies are superior to medications but may not always be available in acute settings.

Cultural Considerations and Response to Trauma for Displaced Children at the Border.

The United States has long been the leading destination for Latin Americans seeking refuge. However, in the last 7 years, many children from Mexico and northern Central America, composed of El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, have joined this migratory flow. The experience of forced migration is intense, chronic, and complex for children in their home countries, during their journey, and on arrival in the United States.

Emotional Dysregulation: A Trauma-Informed Approach.

Traumatic experiences, subsequent traumatic stress, and other trauma reactions are common among youth who experience emotional dysregulation. This article highlights key considerations for the delivery of care to emotionally dysregulated youth with histories of trauma. An initial, trauma informed assessment is critical to identify those youth with emotional dysregulation best served by evidence-based, trauma-focused treatments trauma-informed approaches to severely emotionally dysregulated youth, including youth in in-patient and residential settings, can improve emotional and behavioral outbursts while maintaining the safety the milieu.